From his book “Teachings of Russell M. Nelson”:
“Do you remember the biblical story of the woman who suffered for twelve years with a debilitating problem? (see Luke 8:43-44). She exercised great faith in the Savior, exclaiming, “If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole” (Mark 5:28).
This faithful focused woman needed to stretch as far as she could to access His power. Her physical stretching was symbolic of her spiritual stretching.
Many of us have cried out from the depths of our hearts a variation of this woman’s words: “If I could spiritually stretch enough to draw the Savior’s power into my life, I would know how to handle my heart-wrenching situation. I would know what to do. And I would have the power to do it.”
When you reach up to the Lord’s power in your life with the same intensity that a drowning person has when grasping and gasping for air, power from Jesus Christ will be yours. When the Savior knows you truly want to reach up to Him—when He can feel that the greatest desire of your heart is to draw His power into your life—you will be led by the Holy Ghost to know exactly what you should do. (see Doctrine and Covenants 88:63). . . .
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is filled with His power, which is available to every earnestly seeking daughter or son of God. It is my testimony that when we draw His power into our lives, both He and we will rejoice (see 3 Nephi 17:20).
(For the complete talk, click. . . . Drawing the Power of Jesus Christ into Our Lives,” Ensign, May 2017)
This quote from his book: Teachings of Russell M. Nelson (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2018). 203-4
